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Blimey! 11%!! ashock1That'll put hairs on your chest! Sounds like a nice twist. English ale yeast is a good compromise as it is not as attenuative as other yeasts. It might still be slightly tart so taste it before bottling. If it seems like it needs a touch more sweetness, I'd recommend a bit...

Hi DMc, I haven't got around to making the ginger beer with malt yet (even after a year!) but to be fair have been very busy with all grain, wine and cider making. My next brew is a raspberry blonde ale using a couple of kilos of fresh raspberry from my friends garden. I just finished bottle...

I have been upto brewing an ale/cider hybrid (called graff in some circles) Seemed like a good way to make a cider that isn't dry as a bone while keeping a good carbonation and not needed 6 months to come good. Here's what I did - I steeped a few litres with 500g caragold and 250g crystal and...

:lol: I'm sure it's just a coincidence that the hop-infuser is named after the leader of an elite group of dwarf, time-travelling thieves

Thanks for the info IainM!

Thanks Dan. I was erring on the side of caution as I have read that it is that temperature between the boil and pitching that has the greatest risk of infection. If 65C will keep the bugs out, then all should be fine as you suggested. Will give this a shot on my next brew. Thanks again...

During this period = during hopstand. Hops will be steeping in wort for 45-60 minutes. During this time, the wort is open to infection by bacteria at temperatures within the range of the steep. This is why sealing the lid of the boiler is desirable.

Just to make it clear, I did not ask about sanitising the copper before cooling the wort. Here's what I asked. "My question is this: how is one to place a lid on the brew kettle with hose/copper pipe sticking out of the top to achieve sanitation during this period?"

If I may chime in here, afaik, a hop rocket is similar to a randall. Here's an instructional on how they work and how to build one yourself should you be interested: http://homebrewacademy.com/how-to-build-a-randall/

Thanks for your thoughts on this beercat - I know you have plenty of experience in this area. So sterilising the wort chiller isn't so important then - just around flameout temperature is enough to sanitise it. Do you just leave the wort chiller in the pot during an aroma steep?

Just been searching for this info on the internet and on this site but so far have been unable to find it. Hopefully some of the brewers here can assist. When using a wort chiller in the brew kettle, we stick it in before flame out to sterilise the copper (and thus the wort). Usually 15 mins is...

Hi all, Been wanting to replicate the sweetness in commercial ginger beers. Can't see a way to do this without pasturising batches and then sweetening followed by force carbonating. Well, I could add potassium sorbate at the desired sweetness but I'm not fond of adding preservatives to beer or...

Bottled the stout today. Wow, it tastes great - now I can appreciate the roasted barley present in the coopers irish stout tin. Unlike my previous attempt, there isn't an overwhelming taste of licorice. This is an excellent homebrew dry stout kit. I ended up boiling 1kg extra dark dried malt...

Thanks leon and nigel, I googled leftover dry hops and couldn't find much - reuse is the key word here to get some results back. Nice one It's something I think of as I reuse as much as possibly, wherever I do things, be it cooking, carpentry, building, writing, you name it. Waste not, want...

I've been searching for an answer on this subject and haven't found great amounts on t'interweb. Where I have found info it has been broken between sites and I have had to piece it together to answer my questions. I can't remember where I read it but hops which have a dual use can be used as...

Haha - beercat, I just checked the vid - that's Gash Slugg. I like his vids. I saw this one before - he's the one that gave me the cold steep idea. Good one! Gash is probably making the most consistently watchable brewing vids in my opinion. Its a shame he hasn't got the time/money to do more...

That sounds like an awesome combo I'm doing one with citra and simcoe soon - can't wait! :-p

Absolutely ;-) I'm on your level man! The things we have to do in the line of duty (hic)

Camden town brewery is now owned by anheuser-Busch InBev NV (belgian giant which makes budweiser) so I guess you can now call that commercial. I can get it in a few supermarkets near me (waitrose and sainsburys) Their pale ale is fantastic - less bitter than brewdogs punk ipa (which I also...

I'm nearing the two week mark of a coopers cerveza which I've brewed for the mrs. and guests and I'm planning on adding saaz too. I was thinking 25g dry hopped for 3 days and then adding 25g hop tea when priming. Reasons for this is the dry hop is supposed to fade over time whereas the hop tea...